侍从 侍從
侍从 侍從 shì cóng ㄕˋ ㄘㄨㄥˊ si6 cung4
- to serve (an important personage)
- attendant; retainer
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侍
- 侍候 shì hòu ㄕˋ ㄏㄡˋ si6 hau6 to serve
- 伏侍 fú shi ㄈㄨˊ ˙ㄕ fuk6 si6 variant of 服侍
- 侍奉 shì fèng ㄕˋ ㄈㄥˋ si6 fung6 to wait upon
- 侍女 shì nǚ ㄕˋ ㄋㄩˇ si6 neoi5 maid
- 侍妾 shì qiè ㄕˋ ㄑㄧㄝˋ si6 cip3 concubine
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- 侍弄 shì nòng ㄕˋ ㄋㄨㄥˋ si6 lung6 to look after
- 侍应 侍應 shì yìng ㄕˋ ㄧㄥˋ si6 jing1 waiter; waitress (abbr. for 侍应生)
- 侍立 shì lì ㄕˋ ㄌㄧˋ si6 laap6 to stand by in attendance
- 侍者 shì zhě ㄕˋ ㄓㄜˇ si6 ze2 attendant
- 侍卫 侍衛 shì wèi ㄕˋ ㄨㄟˋ si6 wai6 Imperial bodyguard
- 侍郎 shì láng ㄕˋ ㄌㄤˊ si6 long4 (Ming and Qing dynasties) vice-minister of one of the Six Boards
- 妾侍 qiè shì ㄑㄧㄝˋ ㄕˋ cip3 si6 maids and concubines
- 媵侍 yìng shì ㄧㄥˋ ㄕˋ jing6 si6 concubine (old)
- 服侍 fú shi ㄈㄨˊ ˙ㄕ fuk6 si6 to attend to
- 陪侍 péi shì ㄆㄟˊ ㄕˋ pui4 si6 to wait upon (older people)
- 侍从官 侍從官 shì cóng guān ㄕˋ ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄍㄨㄢ si6 cung4 gun1 aide-de-camp
- 侍应生 侍應生 shì yìng shēng ㄕˋ ㄧㄥˋ ㄕㄥ si6 jing1 saang1 waiter; waitress
- 侍卫官 侍衛官 shì wèi guān ㄕˋ ㄨㄟˋ ㄍㄨㄢ si6 wai6 gun1 guard
- 十常侍 shí cháng shì ㄕˊ ㄔㄤˊ ㄕˋ sap6 soeng4 si6 Ten Permanent Functionaries at the end of Han, a byword for corruption
从 從
- 从不 從不 cóng bù ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄅㄨˋ cung4 bat1 never
- 从中 從中 cóng zhōng ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄓㄨㄥ cung4 zung1 from among them; from it
- 从事 從事 cóng shì ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄕˋ cung4 si6 to go for
- 从来 從來 cóng lái ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄌㄞˊ cung4 loi4 always
- 从前 從前 cóng qián ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ cung4 cin4 previously
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- 从容 從容 cóng róng ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄖㄨㄥˊ sung4 jung4 to go easy
- 从小 從小 cóng xiǎo ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄠˇ cung4 siu2 from childhood; from a young age
- 从未 從未 cóng wèi ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄨㄟˋ cung4 mei6 never
- 从业 從業 cóng yè ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄧㄝˋ cung4 jip6 to practice (a trade)
- 从此 從此 cóng cǐ ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄘˇ cung4 ci2 from now on
- 从没 從沒 cóng méi ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄇㄟˊ cung4 mut6 never (in the past)
- 从而 從而 cóng ér ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄦˊ cung4 ji4 thus; thereby
- 从头 從頭 cóng tóu ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄊㄡˊ cung4 tau4 anew
- 服从 服從 fú cóng ㄈㄨˊ ㄘㄨㄥˊ fuk6 cung4 to obey (an order)
- 盲从 盲從 máng cóng ㄇㄤˊ ㄘㄨㄥˊ maang4 cung4 to follow blindly
- 听从 聽從 tīng cóng ㄊㄧㄥ ㄘㄨㄥˊ ting1 cung4 to listen and obey
- 自从 自從 zì cóng ㄗˋ ㄘㄨㄥˊ zi6 cung4 since (a time)
- 顺从 順從 shùn cóng ㄕㄨㄣˋ ㄘㄨㄥˊ seon6 cung4 obedient
- 从来不 從來不 cóng lái bù ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄌㄞˊ ㄅㄨˋ cung4 loi4 bat1 never
- 力不从心 力不從心 lì bù cóng xīn ㄌㄧˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄣ lik6 bat1 cung4 sam1 (idiom) to lack the ability to do what one would wish
Idioms with these characters
- 碍难从命 礙難從命 ài nán cóng mìng ㄞˋ ㄋㄢˊ ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄇㄧㄥˋ ngoi6 naan4 cung4 ming6 difficult to obey orders (idiom); much to my embarrassment, I am unable to comply
- 病从口入 病從口入 bìng cóng kǒu rù ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄎㄡˇ ㄖㄨˋ beng6 cung4 hau2 jap6 Illness enters by the mouth (idiom). Mind what you eat!
- 从长计议 從長計議 cóng cháng jì yì ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄔㄤˊ ㄐㄧˋ ㄧˋ cung4 coeng4 gai3 ji5 (idiom) to take one's time making a decision; to consider at length
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- 从谏如流 從諫如流 cóng jiàn rú liú ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄌㄧㄡˊ cung4 gaan3 jyu4 lau4 to follow admonition as natural flow (idiom); to accept criticism or correction (even from one's inferiors)
- 从井救人 從井救人 cóng jǐng jiù rén ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄖㄣˊ cung4 zeng2 gau3 jan4 to jump into a well to rescue sb else (idiom); fig. to help others at the risk to oneself
- 从善如流 從善如流 cóng shàn rú liú ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄕㄢˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄌㄧㄡˊ cung4 sin6 jyu4 lau4 readily following good advice (idiom); willing to accept other people's views
- 从天而降 從天而降 cóng tiān ér jiàng ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄦˊ ㄐㄧㄤˋ cung4 tin1 ji4 gong3 (idiom) to fall from the sky
- 从中作梗 從中作梗 cóng zhōng zuò gěng ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄍㄥˇ (idiom) to deliberately create obstacles; to obstruct from behind the scenes; to throw a wrench in the works
- 敢不从命 敢不從命 gǎn bù cóng mìng ㄍㄢˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄇㄧㄥˋ gam2 bat1 cung4 ming6 to not dare to disobey an order (idiom)
- 祸从口出 禍從口出 huò cóng kǒu chū ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄎㄡˇ ㄔㄨ wo6 cung4 hau2 ceot1 Trouble issues from the mouth (idiom). A loose tongue may cause a lot of trouble.